he recovered from the shock and his colour returnedher face, normally a good colour, was pale with fury

to put the colour back in sb's cheeksdevolverle el color or los colores a algn

the relief of knowing their love was safe again had put the color back in her cheeks

to be off colourestar indispuesto

5(race)color (m)

he said that colour and ethnic origins were utterly irrelevantI don't care what colour she is

people of colour(US)personas (f) de color

black people spoke up to defend the rights of all people of colourdye, paint, pigmentthe Body Shop Herbal Hair Colourit's better to avoid all food coloursthe latest lip and eye coloursshe was always changing the colour of her hair

she passed her exams with flying coloursaprobó los exámenes con unas notas excelentes;he has come out of all the tests with flying coloursha salido airoso de todas las pruebas

to nail one's colours to the mast

he nailed his colours to the masthizo constar sus opiniones

I'll nail my colours firmly to the mast on this subjectI've learned to be more tactful and to keep my thoughts and aspirations under wraps because I see it as counterproductive.Sometimes, however, it's difficult to resist the urge to nail one's colours to the mastto nail one's colours to sb's masthe's nailed his colours firmly to Mr Gorbachev's mastMr Major has at last nailed his colours to the European mastto [see] sth/sb in its/his true colours

to show one's true colours

show o.s. in one's true colours

demostrar cómo se es de verdad

the children are seeing him in his true colours for the first timethe organisation has had time to show its true coloursthe PLO has showed its true colors by backing the fiercely anti-Israel Saddam Hussein

she gave meaning and colour to his lifeshe was travelling, to add depth and colour to her novelsthe film was full of period colour

8(pretext)

under the colour of ...bajo la apariencia de ...

[under] the colour of charity they gather weapons for their fighthe was charged with using excessive force under the colour of authoritythere was sufficient evidence to retry Powell on the charge of assault under color of authoritytheir recent activities give some colour to this viewthe apparent inactivity on the Western front gave some colour to this view

9(Mús)(also tone colour) timbre (m)

her voice has a wonderful dark colourin this passage we need a complete change of colour - from that pure choirboy-type sound to a gutsy, chest voice

transitive verb

1(apply colour to)[+picture](with paint)pintar;(with crayons)colorear

we've been making cakes and colouring the posters

2(dye, tint)teñir

to colour one's hairteñirse or tintarse el pelo

the saffron colours the rice yellowto colour sth greenthe golden light of the sunset coloured the scenechemicals are used to colour red wines

the effects of depression can colour our whole outlooknegative images of Ireland colour people's opinionsthe attitude of parents must colour the way children approach schoolimmigrants to this country are beginning to colour British societyperception of pain is highly coloured by the mindstories of the jungle, coloured by a vivid imaginationsocial creatures whose lives are highly coloured if not ruled by personal relationships

you must not allow it to colour your judgementno debes permitir que influya en tu juicio

many people think that, as boss, you should not make friends with, or have social contact with, your business colleagues as it may colour your judgement or undermine your leadershiphis case has been highlighted because he is one of the Hillsborough disaster's many victims. That must not colour the judgment of the doctors treating him

intransitive verb

1(blush)ponerse colorado;sonrojarse

2(change colour)tomar color

fry the onion until it begins to colourfría la cebolla hasta que empiece a coger color

the vegetables must fry, but not colour

3(with crayons)[+child]colorear

he happily spends hours colouring

modifier

[+film, photograph, slide]en or a color; (LAm)

colour bar (n)barrera (f) racial

a programme which claimed that the Association of Conservative Clubs was operating a colour bar in its recruitment of secretaries

colour blindness (n)daltonismo (m)

colour filter (n)(Fot)filtro (m) de color

colour guard (n)(Mil)portaestandarte (m)

colour line (n)barrera (f) de color

colour match (n)coordinación (f) de colores

take along a scrap of the fabric to ensure a good colour matchif you've searched in vain for the perfect color match for a dressy outfityou may also send a fabric swatch for the best color match if you're ordering trim, thread, or buttons

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